The analysis reads distribution. Smart money appears to be selling into strength. Institutional holders may be rotating out. Price has moved down 9.1% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it D, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are down 3%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 23%. The street (25 analysts) rates it buy, with a mean price target of $270. Since the last review it dropped out of the Titan Ethical 500; its composite score eased.
Boeing
BA · a US exchange · USD · Market cap $136.8B · 182,000 employees
The Boeing Company, together with its subsidiaries, designs, develops, manufactures, sells, services, and supports commercial jetliners, military aircraft, satellites, missile defense, human space flight and launch syste…
FAIL · Does not pass the screenPrice as of 4 Nov 2026Daily close, not a live quote
Screened 2026-11-04 · the tape above runs as of 20:03 UTC · two dates, stated on purpose · verdict and workings shown in full · never trimmed
Key facts today
- Price177.00 USD at the 4 Nov 2026 close
- Our value readOvervalued vs our fair value, as of 4 Nov 2026
- Our regime readDistribution, as of 4 Nov 2026
- Ethical screenDoes not pass
- OptionsOpen interest leans to puts (put/call 1.10)
- Last reviewed4 Nov 2026 (1 days ago)
- Release timesRelease and earnings times on your chart: Event Guard Mentor
A summary of the dated readings below, not a live quote and not advice.
Our fair-value range: $132.06 to $151.86, base estimate $132.06 (screen dated 2026-11-04).
- Trend Distribution
- Insiders insiders bought, latest filing 2026-10-30
- Positioning political selling, disclosed 2026-09-24
- Options put/call open interest 1.10, read 2026-11-01
- Ethical does not pass the values gate
Our analytic regime reads on this name, dated and marked against the screened price. Small sample per name, and separate from the daily-framework accuracy on the Track Record page.
This name holds its distribution label.
Boeing holds its Distribution at $177.00. The statistical read favours the sellers, held for 3 days.
| Phase | Distribution · caution |
| Quantitative state | The statistical read favours the sellers, held for 3 days |
| Price at the screen | $177.00 |
| Valuation | 17.82 trailing · 67.09 forward price to earnings |
| Values screen | FAIL · score 10.0 |
| Beta | 1.26 |
Five Screens, Shown in Full
Does not pass. Business activity screen
| Test | Figure | Limit | What it means | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business activity | Excluded | Core business clean | Business activity: Aerospace & Defense | Fail |
Five checks adapted from AAOIFI screening standards: business activity plus four balance-sheet ratios. All five must pass for ethical clearance. Every figure is arithmetic on public accounts, not judgement.
The Ethical ReadWhy It Falls Short, in Plain English
Boeing does not clear the screen at the business-activity stage. It operates in aerospace and defense, so the financial ratios are not the deciding factor here.
Read as at 2026-11-05. It updates when the underlying figures move, and past reads are kept below.
Follow this verdict
Get an email when BA's ethical verdict changes
Today BA does not pass the screen. If new figures move it to a pass, we send you one short email with the before and after. Verdicts change rarely, so you may not hear from us for a long time.
Free, no account needed. Every email has a link to stop.
The quantitative screen above is arithmetic. Separately, community boycott lists cite this company: Cited by BDS movement and AFSC for supplying military aircraft, weapons systems, and munitions used by the Israeli military. The desk records that flag here without folding it into the verdict: the screen measures the balance sheet, the overlay informs the conscience, and they are different judgements that belong to different owners. The second one is yours.
The Fair Value Range
Our analysis reads Overvalued vs our fair value, as of 4 Nov 2026: it trades above our $132.06 fair value estimate, weak competitive moat, 3.90% revenue growth.
How a fair value is estimated: discounted cash flow (DCF).
Fair value range in USD, drawn from the 2026-11-04 screen. The gold marker is the market price at the same screen. The price runs 34.0% above the base estimate.
Third-party analyst targets: 26 covering, consensus Strong Buy. The average target sits +34% from the screen price.
Reading the gap · Our more conservative model reads it as fully-to-richly valued here, while the Street is more bullish: a quality-at-a-fair-price name rather than a deep-value one.
Price History & ProjectionsWhere our models see it going: fair-value estimate $132.06, with a range of $132.06 to $151.86, dated to the 2026-11-04 screen.
Fair value and rating are our own model estimates; the Street's range reflects third-party analyst estimates. Analysis, not advice.
The Business, in Plain WordsWhy it gives us pause
At 67.1x forward earnings, the price already runs ahead of the business. It trades 31% above our $132.06 fair value, so you would be buying at a premium, not a discount. The weak moat is real, but quality alone does not make an expensive price cheap.
| Forward P/E | 67.1xexpensive even after accounting for its growth |
| Trailing P/E | 17.8xreasonably valued |
| EPS, trailing | 9.69 |
| EPS, forward | 2.57 |
| Revenue growth | +3.9%slow but positive growth |
| Profit margin | 8.1%thin but positive margins |
| FCF yield | 3.55% |
| Debt to equity | 7.39heavy leverage: higher risk if revenue softens |
| Current ratio | 1.13adequate liquidity, worth monitoring |
| Beta | 1.26moves a little more than the market |
| Short interest, float | 0.00% |
| 52-week range | 165.01 - 254.35 |
| Moat | WEAK |
| Market cap | $136.8B |
| Employees | 182,000 |
Another profit measure, before interest, tax and non-cash costs: EBITDA.
The risks · The things to watch: it carries a real debt load, which raises the stakes if revenue slips.
Plain-English interpretation of our own screen data. Analysis, not advice.
Where & How to TradeBA trades on a US exchange. As a listed security it is accessible through almost any international broker offering its home market. New to this, or investing from abroad? Our guide to accessing global markets covers brokers, currencies and the practical steps.
Every Entry, As Written
The analysis reads distribution. Smart money appears to be selling into strength. Institutional holders may be rotating out. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it D, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are down 3%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 23%. The street (25 analysts) rates it buy, with a mean price target of $270. It reported earnings in this window, a natural checkpoint for the thesis.
The analysis reads distribution. Smart money appears to be selling into strength. Institutional holders may be rotating out. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it D, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are down 3%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 23%. The street (25 analysts) rates it buy, with a mean price target of $270. It reported earnings in this window, a natural checkpoint for the thesis.
The analysis reads distribution. Smart money appears to be selling into strength. Institutional holders may be rotating out. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it D, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is momentum reading bearish. Over the past year the shares are down 3%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 23%. The street (25 analysts) rates it buy, with a mean price target of $270. It reported earnings in this window, a natural checkpoint for the thesis.
The analysis reads distribution. Smart money appears to be selling into strength. Institutional holders may be rotating out. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it D, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is momentum reading bearish. Over the past year the shares are down 3%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 23%. The street (25 analysts) rates it buy, with a mean price target of $270. It reported earnings in this window, a natural checkpoint for the thesis.
The analysis reads distribution. Smart money appears to be selling into strength. Institutional holders may be rotating out. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it D, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is momentum reading bearish. Over the past year the shares are down 3%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 23%. The street (25 analysts) rates it buy, with a mean price target of $270. It reported earnings in this window, a natural checkpoint for the thesis.
The analysis reads distribution. Smart money appears to be selling into strength. Institutional holders may be rotating out. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it D, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is momentum reading bearish. Over the past year the shares are down 3%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 23%. The street (25 analysts) rates it buy, with a mean price target of $270. It reported earnings in this window, a natural checkpoint for the thesis.
The analysis reads distribution. Smart money appears to be selling into strength. Institutional holders may be rotating out. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it D, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is momentum reading bearish. Over the past year the shares are down 3%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 23%. The street (25 analysts) rates it buy, with a mean price target of $270. It reported earnings in this window, a natural checkpoint for the thesis.
The analysis reads distribution. Smart money appears to be selling into strength. Institutional holders may be rotating out. Price has moved down 0.9% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it D, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is momentum reading bearish. Over the past year the shares are down 3%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 23%. The street (25 analysts) rates it buy, with a mean price target of $270. It reported earnings in this window, a natural checkpoint for the thesis.
The analysis reads distribution. Smart money appears to be selling into strength. Institutional holders may be rotating out. Price has moved down 3.9% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it D, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is sitting below its long-term trend line with momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are down 3%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 23%. The street (25 analysts) rates it buy, with a mean price target of $270.
Each entry above was written on its date, before the outcome. A journal you can prune is not a journal.
- Can Lockheed Martin Stock Compound Your Money? Yahoo Finance · 23h ago
- Should L3Harris Stock Holders Look At Lockheed Martin Instead? Yahoo Finance · 23h ago
- Has GE Aerospace Stock Become A Different Bet? Yahoo Finance · 1d ago
- Global Large Civil Aircraft Market Report 2026 and Forecast to 2030 | Capitalize on $28.41B Demand as Boeing, Airbus, Embraer, and COMAC Drive Fuel-Efficient Fleets Yahoo Finance · 1d ago
- Commercial Aircraft Cabin Interiors Global Market Report 2026 | Accelerate Smart Retrofits with Collins Aerospace, Safran, Airbus and Boeing as Market Reaches $17.3 Billion by 2030 Yahoo Finance · 1d ago
Headlines from third-party outlets, linked for reference: not our reporting, not advice.
Screened names in the same industry · explore each on its own page.
| Date | Insider | Title | Type | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-30 | Buckley Mortimer J | Dir | P - Purchase | 5,820 | $998,421 |
| 2026-10-30 | Mollenkopf Steven M | Dir | P - Purchase | 2,950 | $510,427 |
| 2026-03-03 | BUCKLEY MORTIMER J. | Director | 2,230 | $499,966 | |
| 2026-02-24 | AMULURU UMA M | Officer | 1,503 | $351,484 | |
| 2026-02-17 | MALAVE JESUS JR. | Chief Financial Officer | 18,788 | · | |
| 2026-02-17 | POPE STEPHANIE F | Officer | 28,904 | · | |
| 2026-02-17 | NELSON BRENDAN J. | Officer | 5,058 | · | |
| 2026-02-17 | MCKENZIE HOWARD E | Officer | 9,248 | · | |
| 2026-02-17 | CLEARY MICHAEL J | Officer | 3,721 | · | |
| 2026-02-17 | GERRY BRETT C. | Officer | 13,006 | · |
Public filings, recorded as found. The full tape lives at Insider Intelligence.
| Date | Politician | Party | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-16 | Michael Rulli | Republican | sell | 1K–15K |
| 2026-10-16 | Michael Rulli | Republican | sell | 1K–15K |
| 2026-10-09 | David Taylor | Republican | buy | 1K–15K |
| 2026-10-09 | David Taylor | Republican | buy | 1K–15K |
| 2026-10-09 | David Taylor | Republican | buy | 1K–15K |
| Period | Price then | Price return | Divs per share | $1,000 became | Total return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | $238.21 | -12.3% | · | $877 | -12.3% |
| 2 months | $217.63 | -4.0% | · | $960 | -4.0% |
| 3 months | $204.76 | +2.0% | · | $1,020 | +2.0% |
| 6 months | $200.71 | +4.1% | · | $1,041 | +4.1% |
| 1 year | $215.73 | -3.2% | · | $968 | -3.2% |
| 2 years | $190.12 | +9.9% | · | $1,099 | +9.9% |
| 3 years | $217.31 | -3.9% | · | $961 | -3.9% |
| 5 years | $247.28 | -15.6% | · | $845 | -15.6% |
Historical returns from market close data. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
This entry now belongs to the ledger. Whatever BA does next, these words stay.
Thirteen thousand names carry this page. One desk keeps them honest.
Membership opens the full screen archive, the composites built from it, and the daily coverage that prices what the screen approves.
Join the deskScreening is research, not a fatwa and not financial advice. Figures are drawn from public accounts at the screen date shown. Always manage your risk.